, a japanese company from wat ##ana ##be ' s battalion infiltrate ##d through a gap between the east side of the ridge and parachute company c . deciding that their positions were now un ##ten ##able , parachute companies b and c climbed onto the ridge and retreated to a position behind hill 123 . in the darkness and confusion of the battle , the retreat quickly became confused and di ##sor ##gan ##ized . a few marines began yelling that the japanese were attacking with poison gas , scar ##ing other marines who no longer possessed their gas masks . after arriving behind hill 123 , some of the marines continued on towards the airfield , repeating the word " withdraw " to anyone within ears
, a japanese company from watanabe's battalion infiltrated through a gap between the east side of the ridge and parachute company c. deciding that their positions were now untenable, parachute companies b and c climbed onto the ridge and retreated to a position behind hill 123. in the darkness and confusion of the battle, the retreat quickly became confused and disorganized. a few marines began yelling that the japanese were attacking with poison gas, scaring other marines who no longer possessed their gas masks. after arriving behind hill 123, some of the marines continued on towards the airfield, repeating the word " withdraw " to anyone within ears